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SFPUC staff says WESIP changes do not reduce level-of-service goals; commissioners press for tracking
Summary
SFPUC staff told commissioners the Water System Improvement Program (WESIP) scope continues to meet adopted level-of-service goals for seismic, delivery and water-quality performance; commissioners pressed for clearer tracking metrics and copies of outside reviews. Public commenters urged caution about raising the system-sizing figure from the 265-MGD policy checkpoint toward a 300-MGD facilities figure.
Julie Labonte, the SFPUC official who led the commission’s WESIP update, told the board on Feb. 23 that the program’s recent scope changes have been analyzed and the “report that was given to you last week does confirm that the existing scope of the WECIP does fully comply with our seismic and delivery reliability goals.” Labonte said the program’s LOS (level-of-service) framework — water quality, seismic reliability, delivery reliability and water supply — dates to 2005 and is used to vet scope changes and value-engineering options.
The presentation explained two seismic goals: restore basic service within 24 hours after a major earthquake and restore projected 2030 average-day demand within 30 days. Labonte…
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